Uploading a Custom Patch

Upload a custom patch to Object Storage. Uploaded patches can be applied to relevant resource targets or product homes in Fleet Application Management.

• Console
• CLI
• API

• 1. Open the navigation menu and click Observability & Management. Under Fleet Application Management, click Lifecycle Management.
  2. Under Lifecycle management (on the left side of the page), click Patches.
     The Custom patches tab lists all patches uploaded to Object Storage for the custom products that have been defined (in Metadata management under Administration).
  3. Click Upload patch.
  4. In the Upload patch panel, enter a unique name and optional description for the patch. Avoid entering confidential information.
  5. Select a product and product version to which the patch applies.
  6. For Patch type and Severity, select from the patch types and severities defined in the product's metadata.
  7. For the Patch release date, select the day, month, and year when the patching starts.
  8. In the Platform section, select one of the following options:
     • Generic: The patch applies to all platforms.
     • Platform specific: The patch applies to a specific platform. In the Platform list, select the OS and the type of OS (architecture) to which the patch applies.
  9. To find the patch file, click Browse.
  10. In the Select file panel, select one of the following options:
      • Select from an Object Storage bucket: Select the patch from Object Storage if it's already been uploaded, and skip to step 12.
      • Upload a file: Select the patch by uploading the file to Object Storage, and skip to step 13.
  11. If you selected Select from Object Storage bucket:
      1. Select the compartment  that contains the bucket with the patch, and then select the bucket.
      2. Select the checkbox next to the patch file, and then click Select. Skip to step 14.
  12. If you selected Upload a file:
      1. Drag the patch file from the file system to the Drop a file box, or browse for the file.
      2. Select the compartment that contains the Object Storage bucket that you want to upload the file to, and then select the bucket.
      3. Select the checkbox next to the patch files and then click Select. Skip to step 14.
      4. (Optional) For Object name prefix, specify a prefix for the file that you upload to easily identify it when selecting from Object Storage.
      5. Click Upload and select to store the patch file in the bucket and select the file.
  13. If a patch has dependent patches, perform the following steps:
      1. Switch on the Dependent patches toggle.
      2. Click Select dependent patches and then select the checkbox next to the dependent patches you want.
      3. Click Select patches.
      4. Use the arrows to arrange the patches in the order you want them to run when they're applied to the resources.
  14. Click Upload.

  The custom patches are uploaded and listed on the Patches page.

• Use the oci fleet-apps-management fleet-apps-management-operations patch create command and parameters to upload a custom patch:

  oci fleet-apps-management fleet-apps-management-operations patch create [OPTIONS]

  For a complete list of flags and variable options for Fleet Application Management CLI commands, see the CLI for Fleet Application Management.

• Run the CreatePatch operation to upload a custom patch.